Sophomore Luke Klinehoffer (Zanesville/John Glenn) and junior T.J. Storer (Loveland/Moeller) led the Ohio Northern baseball team as it won the first game of a twinbill at Wilmington 5-2, before falling 3-2 in the nightcap.
The Polar Bears move to 12-13 overall and 3-5 in the Ohio Athletic Conference, while the Quakers move to 6-19, 2-6.
Klinehoffer led ONU at the plate in the first contest as he went 3-for-6 and added an RBI and run scored.
Juniors Jason Burkett (Maumee) and Jordan Bostater (Bryan) each added two hits, while senior Kyle Schlade (Hamilton/Talawanda) added two RBI and a run scored
The Ohio Northern women's track team had an impressive showing as the No. 11-ranked Polar Bears claimed first place at the Marv Frye Inviational on Saturday afternoon at Ohio Wesleyan University.
The Polar Bears improve to 47-3 with the first place finish.
Sophomore Maddy Reed (Lucasville/Piketon) posted a record-setting day to lead ONU at the meet.
The Polar Bears had three athletes finish in the top-3 in the pole vault as Reed led the way.
The sophomore won the event with a school-record leap of 12' 8.25", while junior Kelly Wollenslegal and freshman Magie Krause each tied for third place with a height of 11' 1.75".
Sign-ups for the Ada summer swim team is Wednesday, April 19, and
Thursday, May 4, from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the Ada First United Methodist
Church.
Swimmers from ages 5 to 18 are invited.
The cost is $50 per child, with a $5 credit for each additional family member. This cost includes one ad per family in the championship heat sheet. A $10 late fee will be assessed for anyone registering after May 30.
Morning practices are held Monday through Friday at the Ada pool beginning as soon as school is out, hopefully May 29. The first meet will be June 8 and swim
championships this year are July 14 and 15 at the Kenton Community Pool.
Official start date of football practice moved to Monday, July 31; new divisional alignments to include competitive balance roster data in football, volleyball and soccer
The Ohio High School Athletic Association has announced an adjustment to the 2017 football season calendar, which moves the official start date for practice one day earlier, back to Monday, July 31. The original practice start date had been established as Tuesday, August 1, which matched the start date for all other OHSAA fall sports.
